Creamy macaroni salad recipe | Greek Yogurt Pasta Salad
Creamy macaroni salad recipe made with macaroni and colorful vegetables tossed in creamy Greek yogurt dressing! This easy pasta salad is a hearty comfort food that can be made within 30 minutes. Perfect for summer potlucks, BBQ’s, dinners, or simply serves it as a side dish.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4people
Calories: 315kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Big mixing bowl
Ingredients
Macraroni Salad Ingredients:
200gramsMacaroniuncooked
1red bell pepperchopped
1cucumber
¼cupcilantrocoriander leaves
1small onionchopped
Creamy Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing
1cupGreek yogurt
1teaspoonhoney
¼cupMayonnaise
1teaspoongarlic(finely chopped)
Salt to taste
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
1teaspoonred pepper flakes
½teaspoonmustard powder
2tablespoonlemon juice
½teaspoonlemon zest
Instructions
Cook macaroni in salted water as per the instructions given on the package. Drain it and rinse it with cold water. Drain it well and set it aside.
Next, make the creamy macaroni salad dressing. In a big mixing bowl, whisk Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, salt, black pepper powder, garlic, red pepper flakes, honey, lemon juice and lemon zest.
To the bowl, add macaroni, red bell pepper, cucumber, onion and cilantro. Toss it with the dressing.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.
Creamy macaroni salad is ready to serve.
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Notes
For meal prep, you can cut the vegetables and keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Prepare the dressing when ready to serve the salad.
Cook Macaroni in salted water as per the instructions given on the package. Cook 1 minute extra than the recommended time (for al-dente) on the package. As we are not going to cook it further. Do not overcook the macaroni. It will become mushy.
Drain it and rinse it with cold water. It will immediately stop the cooking process. Also, it will rinse the starch that makes the pasta sticky. Drain it well.
Make sure to drain off the water completely from Macaroni after you rinse it with cold water. If the macaroni has water in it then it will thin out the dressing.
You can transfer the cooked macaroni (without adding dressing) to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator. It stays good up to 5 days.
Tastes best when served chilled - After making the salad, cover with a cling wrap & refrigerate for an hour. It tastes best when served chilled.
This salad stays good at room temperature for 2 hours. Better to keep it refrigerated.
Consume this salad within 2 days of preparing it. Do not freeze this salad.